DVDs: A Master Class in Movie Making
Watching a 90-minute movie has become a four-hour experience for me now that I have a DVD player. First I watch the movie. Then I turn on the director's commentary track and watch the whole thing...
View ArticleBringing Back the Bite: The Boston Underground Film Festival
"Devious, disturbed, and defiant" describe both the tone and aspirations of this year's Boston Underground Film Festival. For festival director David Kleiler, the goal of the festival is to present...
View ArticleThe Other Dance
In contrast to Sundance which had screenings at venues stretching across Park City, Slamdance chose to move its Festival headquarters to the Silvermine. Merging intimate theaters, a café, web surfing...
View ArticleHow to Be an Art Director
What do you do when you want to create a grungy apartment setting for your short film but your girlfriend wont let destroy her furniture? Or you need to turn a modern office suite into a detectives...
View ArticleIndependent Media Activists Take Over the Internet
"The whole world is watching!" With this chant, citizens protesting the lack of democratic accountability in the World Trade Organization last year in Seattle hoped that their message would, in fact,...
View ArticleFirst-Hand Adventures of a First-Time Filmmaker, Part 8: From Gigabytes to...
Gigabyte. It sounds like a word from "Back To the Future." As if it's so gajillion big you could never fill it. I'm here to tell you, brothers and sisters, nothing fills a gajillion faster than video...
View Article"Could Be Worse!": An Interview with Director Zack Stratis
Its been exactly one year since local filmmakers Zack Stratis and Vilma Gregoropoulos had the world premiere of their feature film "Could Be Worse!" at the Sundance Film Festival. Now at last, the...
View Article2001: A Sundance Odyssey
If the year 2000 was the pinnacle of dot-coms and reckless spending, then whats in store for 2001? Well, assuming the 2001 Sundance Film Festival is an indicator, we can count on an industry thats a...
View ArticleDown and Out in Beacon Hill
The drifter philosopher must be an archetype as old as art itself, but someones always coming up with a refreshing version, similar enough to be recognized yet unique enough to hold your interest. The...
View ArticleBoston's MFA Takes a Closer Look at Local Filmmakers
The "Boston Film Artists Present" series, sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts, has been in existence for 13 years. But, in the past five years there has been an increase in local support and...
View ArticleIndustry News
Film Festivals & AwardsThe African Film Festival runs February 2-9, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The festival features five short and feature films from Benin, Burkino Faso, Cameroon, Chad,...
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